lettél

See also: lettel

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlɛtːeːl]
• Hyphenation: let‧tél

Etymology 1

From the le- stem of lesz (“to become”) +‎ -ttél (second-person singular indicative past-tense personal suffix).

Verb

lettél

1. second-person singular indicative past of lesz (“you have become, you became”)

   Orvos lettél. ― You have become (or you became) a doctor.

2. construed with volna: second-person singular conditional past of lesz (“you would have become, [if] you had become”)

   Legszívesebben orvos lettél volna. ― You’d have preferably become a doctor or What you wanted to do best was become a doctor.

Etymology 2

From the le- suppletive stem of van (“to be”) +‎ -ttél (second-person singular indicative past-tense personal suffix).

Verb

lettél

1. Only used in lettél volna (second-person singular conditional past of van, “you would have been, [if] you had been”).

   Ha metróval jössz (or jöttél volna), időben itt lettél volna. ― If you had taken the subway, you would have been here on time.

   Ha itt lettél volna, segítettél volna. ― If you had been here, you would have helped [us/them].